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December 13, 2022
Mobilising communities for WASH
WaterAid India’s partnership with USAID and Gap Inc. benefits 2400 villages across 7 districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

WaterAid has focused on establishing community-led water quality monitoring & surveillance (Image: Anil Gulati/India Water Portal Flickr)
September 26, 2022
Dirty drains 'drain' health
This study found that the sanitary quality of neighbourhood drains, in addition to toilets, affected sanitation and hygiene and incidences of ill-health in rural households.
Dirty drainages, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)
February 10, 2022
Budgetary provisions for drinking water supply continue to get priority
Budget for sanitation sees a decline
Jal Jeevan Mission has picked up pace after two years (Image: Anita Martinz, Wikimedia Commons, CC-A-2.0 Generic)
October 4, 2021
Understanding the thinking behind IEC in large programs
Lessons from the Swachh Bharat Mission experience
Pop culture icons like Gabbar Singh are painted on the walls of a toilet complex in New Delhi (Image: Project Raahat, Enactus)
July 6, 2021
Billions lack access to WASH services
If trends persist, billions will be left without critical, life-saving WASH services, says a SDG monitoring report
Between 2016 and 2020, the global population with safely managed drinking water at home increased from 70% to 74% (Image: Pxhere)
April 17, 2021
Skilling and engaging first mile actors to enable local water management: Context, opportunities, and engagement possibilities
Based on conversations with Dr Tushaar Shah and Mr Ved Arya
There is an urgency to create a database of such skilled persons and engage them in future programs or on a long-term basis through different engagement models. (Image: ForWater Partners)
UN adopts Minamata Convention
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

110 nations sign the treaty that bans mercury

UN adopts Minamata Convention that sets to phase out production and use of mercury by 2020. 

World Bank praises MNREGA
Rajasthan's drinking water most contaminated
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Rajasthan's drinking water most contaminated
Final nod to Telangana
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Final nod to Telangana

Government approves bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and Seemandhra with Hyderabad as a joint capital for 10 years. The approval came two months after the passing of resolution to form the 29th Indian state.
Unrecognised slums get recognition
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Unrecognised slums get recognition
MoEF fails to control unauthorised forest diversion
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

MoEF fails to control unauthorised forest diversion

The CAG audit reports environment ministry's failure in promoting compensatory afforestation and monitoring unauthorised forestland diversion for non-forest purposes.
Bihar Odisha and Madhya Pradesh among least developed
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Bihar, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh among least developed
IPCCs fifth assessment report calls for urgent action
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Urgent action needed to tackle climate change
A tale of two STPs
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The venerable Imperial Gazetteer says, 'Viewed from a distance Lucknow presents a picture of unusual magnificence and architectural splendour, which fades on nearer view ...' (Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 196).
SC questions MoEF for allowing mining in Goa
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

MoEF gets in trouble for allowing mining in Goa
Chromium contaminates Bangalores drinking water
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Chromium afflicts borewells in India's largest industrial area
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